Wedding Invitation in Yokohama and Local Socials
A social column notes the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. B C Kaufman for the marriage of Nancy Cockrill to Hugo Henry Kempf on Wednesday November 18 1908 at four o clock at their Yokohama residence 51 Yamashita cho Enclosed cards announce home after December 1 Kobe Japan The piece also recounts a reception by Mr David Gay and Mr J D Gay Prewitt at Breeze Hill Como Mississippi in honor of Miss Clara Tandy with extensive party details and a list of attendees, plus reminders about Red Cross Christmas stamps and local social events in Winchester and area venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. C. Kaufman
Nancy Cockrill
Hugo Henry Kempf
Yamashita-cho
Yokohama
Nakayamate-dori
Kobe
Japan
David §. Gay
J. D. Gay Prewitt
Clara Tandy
Como
Mississippi
Mr. Gay
Miss Tandy
Miss Anna van Meter
Miss Gay Ferguson
Martha Ferguson
Mr. Gay Prewitt
Ethel Thomas
Florence Sympson
Anne Dudley
Margaret Spicer
Sara Goodloe Benton
Margaret McKinley
Clay Croxton
Margaret Brown
Jeannette Tracy
Golden Day
Anna
Martha van Meter
Lexington
Gay Ferguson
Martha Fergus Hamilton College
Edna
Ane Gaitskill
Taylor
Evelyn Price
Julia Graves
Calloway Squires
Joe Boswell
William P. French
Katherine Nelson
Sara Beverly Jouett
Anna Brent Reese
Ethel Garner
Pearl Haggard
Marie Hampton
Fanny Lee Hathaway
Nancy Cathrin Quisabrry
Eleanor Chenault
Richmond
Jane Bright Robinson
Messrs
Walton Rounsavall
Thompson Betts
John Hodgkin
Mt. Sterling
Harvey Prewitt
Hughes Spurr
James F. Winn
Howard Lyon
Prewitt Solomon van Meter, Jr
Tebbs
Frank Dudley
Social Whirl of Thomas Reception Markets Local Guests
Mr. Jack Hutsell visits town with Lexington guests at the Thomas reception. Names include Mrs. Charles Houson, Miss Mary Robinson, Misses Mary and Nannie Bain Didlake, Mrs. John M. Greenway, Miss Eleanor Coleman, and many others. Paris visitors listed as Mesdames Henry Clay and Charlton Alexander among attendees. Also notes visits and ill health in Lexington and nearby areas, with Lucy Simms of Paris staying with Miss Sara Buckner and Mr. R. R. Perry bound for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hutsell
Lexington
Thomas
Charles Houson
Jones Robinson
Mary Robinson
Mary and
Nannie Bain Didlake
John M. Greenway
Eleanor Coleman
Charles F. Brower
William F. Massie
H. H. Roberts
William Stoll
Robert Coleman
Robert Brown
Annie Huffman
Edith Cox
James S. Helm
George Shanklin
Sarah McGarvey
Charles H. Stoll
Florence Stoll
B. Frank Williams
Paris
Mesdames
Thomas Henry Clay
Charlton Alexander
Vansant Hinton
Davis
Lewis County
J. N. Conkwiht
Eldred Bean
Boyle County
Lucy Simms
Sara Buckner
Maple Street
R. R. Perry
Washington, D. C
King's Daughters Charity Bazaar Opens December 10
The King's Daughters Bazaar opens next Thursday at 9 a.m. It promises the best sale yet with varied tables including an eatables table, a hot chocolate stand for 10 cents, a 25 cent bargain table, and many items in fancy work. Children will be represented by a missionary table.
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King’s Daughters’ Bazaar
Moore's Air Tight heater sold via News classified ad
A Moore's Air Tight heater left with T. S. Bush for sale was quickly sold within half an hour after a Friday classified ad appeared in the News. The buyer said he had seen the ad in the News.
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T. S. Bush’s
Dress Plans for Girls and Boys Ages Four to Ten
A pattern overview for a girl dress age three to five with embroidered muslin bodice and sash, a dress for eight to ten in blue and white striped Viyella with yoke and cuffs, and a boy’s suit four to six in white serge. Each section lists fabric and trim requirements.
Woman Miss Dove Elevates English Suffragist to Mayor
A profile of Miss Dove, an English suffragist elected mayor of High Wycombe, noted for breaking gender barriers. Her education trail includes Girton College, Cambridge, St Leonard's in Scotland, and Wycombe Abbey, with a career spanning teacher roles and school founding. The piece praises progressive attitudes toward domestic work and modernization of household labor.
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Miss Dove
High Wycombe
England
Old England
America
Girton
Woman’s College of England
Woman’s College
Cambridge
Queen's College
Emily Davies
Dove
Chelenham
St. Leonard’s School
St. Andrews
Scotland
Wycombe Abbey
Buckinghamshire
Healthiest In the World Belief From Nurse Superintende
Miss Goodrich of Belle Vue Hospital New York City argues hospital nurses are the healthiest class. She cites regular hours sleep eating and exercise as the key factors. nurses have fewer illnesses and the world’s lowest mortality rate. Doctors overwork and strain reduce health.
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Miss Goodrich
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Information Wanted for Recitation at Prichard Charity
Mrs Samuel Jett seeks The Story of the Christ Child for a Christmas entertainment in Prichard to benefit the Sunday School class. Miss Josephine Thompson of Richmond Kentucky requests the recitation and Mrs Jett asks anyone who has the story to inform Miss Thompson.
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Samuel Jett
Josephine Thompson
Richmond
Kentucky
Prichard
Jett
Miss Thompson
Gift Stock Offer Attracts With Various Suggestions
Are you interested in gifts? A look through this stock reveals numerous suggestions that can be purchased with a small amount of money. The items listed imply a broad range of affordable options for buyers seeking thoughtful presents.
What’s My Thought Like A Proverb Guessing Game
Variation of a guessing game shows how players pose questions to identify a proverb. It then shifts to garment making tips describing methods to lengthen hems through tucks facings extension hems and decorative finishes for girls dresses and skirts.
Sachets for Bridge Prizes Reflect Hospitality Tone
Sachets now serve as bridge prizes highlighting hospitality over wealth. Small bags of silk in varied sizes hide powder in fine white linen sacks, fringed or rose-faced with baby ribbon. They suit present times when perfume hints are preferred over strong scents.
Fur selection for women by skin tone and hair
The text advises careful fur choice based on complexion and hair color. It suggests sallow skin with dark features looks best in lighter furs like mink and fox, while red haired blondes may wear sealskin and brunettes can wear golden or light brown furs such as mink, martens, fox, and chinchilla.
Home notes on wallpaper and mirror care
A papering hint advises sunlight fading for matching wallpaper and tearing patches for irregular edges. For mirror polishing use a cold water cloth dusted with dry whiting, then a dry duster. It notes that in England invitations are issued by the mistress of the house and that Mr. and Mrs. never appear on invitations or visiting cards.
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England
Auction listing for silver and glass novelties
A 1921 notice lists many kinds of silver and brass novelties and fine cut glass offered by Mrs. E. W. Haggard with a stated date of December 4, 1921.
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E. W. Haggard
Residence and Goods Destroyed by Fire at Niblick Home
A fire near Ruckerville destroyed the residence of Hugh Niblick and household goods, causing about 1000 dollars in loss with no insurance. The origin of the blaze remains unknown.
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Hugh Niblick
Ruckerville
Report of the condition Citizens National Bank Winchester KY 1908
The Citizens National Bank of Winchester Kentucky reports assets totaling 514 414 65 with loans of 330 179 78, U S bonds 59 000 08, bank vault cash 8 000 00 and other items. Cash reserves include specie 18 877 55 and legal tender 4 500 00. The statement sworn December 3 1908 by Cashier A H Hampton before Notary R O Fitch with directors J D Simpson L H Bush M S Miller. Also notices 3 000 feet moving pictures at Opera house Saturday night admission ten cents 12-4-21.
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U. S
I. Cvaber Ae
Ie Bee
U.S. Treas
State of
Kentucky
Clark
I. A. H. Hampton
A. H. Hampton
R. O. Fitch
Opera House
Deaths and Funerals of Mrs Bennet Owens
Mrs Bennet Owens aged 25 died Friday night at her Kentucky street home after a tuberculosis illness. Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church conducted by Rev O J Chandler. Burial will be in the Eeton family burial ground near Ruckerville. Mrs Owens was formerly Miss Eeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennet Owens
Kentucky Street
O. J. Chandler
Eeton
Ruckerville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Cross
F. A. Sampson
Kentucky Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Winchester
Entertains Country Club
Venice
King's Daughters’ Charity Bazaar
C. He Bowen
Jeneter and
Optician
The
Citizens National Lank
Resources
J. D. Simpson
L. H. Bush
M. S. Miller
Akas
Mrs. Bennet Owens
H. H. Phillips
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